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Sydney Morning Herald Open to Letters from Skeptics

November 15, 2008 By jennifer

Some time ago Art Raiche suggested to me that, “In all honesty, I suspect that it would be easier to hold readings of Dawkin’s “The God Delusion” in Mecca than to get the Sydney Morning Herald to print letters critical of AGW.  At least the response would be more direct.”

Today, the Sydney Morning Herald Letters Editor wrote:

“CLIMATE change is always a problematic issue for the letters page, and Michael Duffy’s opinion piece last Saturday sparked vigorous exchanges all week. Readers on both sides hold views with something approaching religious fervour, while grounding their arguments in science. If we publish the views of sceptics, we are accused of airing theories with as little credibility as creationism. If we don’t, we are accused of censorship and taking sides.

“It seems to me much better to have all kinds of opinions in the open – the letters page is not a peer-reviewed journal, and even if it was that would not necessarily give it authority in this debate. All we can do is plead for politeness, brevity and a bit of nuance…”   Mike Ticher Letters editor

I am impressed!  Thanks Mr Ticher.

Filed Under: Community, Letters Tagged With: Climate & Climate Change

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  1. Ron Pike says

    November 17, 2008 at 8:19 am

    What a self serving load of tripe from Mr. Ticher.
    Why, Mr Ticher, is Climate Change any more of a “problematic issue” than other contentious issues?
    You fly your true colours, Mr. Ticher, when you say that to print the views of sceptics is to be; “accused of airing theories with as little credibility as creationism.” without recognising the sensationalist scaremongering of the IPCC and its deciples.
    Accused by whom, Mr. Ticher? Others at Fairfax, perhaps!
    As politely as I can, I have to say that the SMH has an increasingly sceptical readership who are deeply concerned at the symbiotic relationship that has verdantly developed between some journalists and environmentalists.
    This agressive mistletoe of controled and supressed and often totally false information is slowly destroying the once proud reputation of your Masthead.
    Truth and balance has been sadly lacking in the SMH for too long.
    Pikey.

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